2019-018 - Approving Submission of a Grant Application for Auto Burglary and Theft Prevention Grant

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TxDMV https:l; abtpa.tamu.edu/Application/PrintApplication.asp?GranteeI... fn -Kind Match Statistics to Support Grant Problem Statement Use UCR data larceny from a motor vehicle Larceny from a motor vehicle - Parts Jurisdictions included in totals Theft of a motor vehicle Recoveries of Motor Vehicles Jurisdictions included in totals 2018 2017 201$ Statistics for Task Force Only 46 48 Statistics for Task Force Only Provide any additional information or limitations about the data provide above Application Narrative Grant Introduction (Executive Summary) 1. 1 Briefly describe the organization and program operation. Provide a high level summary to the intent of the application and howit will affect the local community. (540 words or less) The NORTHEAST TEXAS AUTO THEFT TASK FORCE is a smatl two-man task farce covering a large (9) nine county area that 1s mainly rural in composition. The Task Force is not directly assisted by any other Agency other than the -Paris Police Department,. The -Sem pr Detective is the project manager and he reports directly to a Lieutenant in the Criminal Invesh"gation Division of the Paris Police Department. The Chief of Po/ice of the Paris Police Department is the Project Director. The CID Lieutenant reports to a Captain which is supervised by the Assistance Chief of Police and the Chief of Police. Detectives commonly work with Investigators from the Lamar County Sherif, Recd River County napkins County and Hunt County. The biggest cities in the coverage area are Sherman and Texarkana followed by Paris and then Greenville, The task force Detectives has been investigating auto theft and burglary crimes since 2010 and 2011 for an a,r,)proximate total of abort (17) seventeen years of combined experience. the Detectives have a combined total of (39) thirty-ni'ne years of overall taw enforcement experience. The Task force completes VTR-68Airrspectivns of the citizens in the coverage area every Thursday and they are dine in 0 Bonham and Paris. the Task Force routinely examines antique vehicles in place, when necessary, and that fakes place anywhere in the coverage area an a case by case basis. A lot of these are done in the Sher -man, texas area. dor the last (2) two years the bask force has completed over {300} three hundred VTR -6$a investigations. The Task farce investigates all auto thefts to include any and all wheeled vehicles such as trailers, all -terrain vehicles (ATIO and tractors etc, reported to the Pans Police Department as well the Lamar County Sheriffs Department. The Task Force investigates a!I burglary of vehicle cases reported to the Paris Police Department and this sometimes includes credit card abuse and theft of firearm cases stemming from the auto burglaries. A tot of these cases have no follow up but Detectives at /east read the report to see what items were stolen and to see where the cases are occurring. Detectives try to assist Narcotics Division Detectives with search warrants when possible due to the stolen property from car burglaries being routinely finked to the drug trade. The Lamar County Sheriffs Office does not have near the number of car burglaries as the city and few of their cases are investigated by the task Force unless contacted and requested by the Sheriffs Office. The Task Force is commonly called by Red River County, Hopkins County, Fannin County and Hunt County for assistance with auto theft cases to include trailer thefts as we//,, The Task force is contacted on most, if not ally of the vehicle arson cases in the counties adjacent to Lamar County including Hurn County. The Tisk Force is also called on by the Texas Department of Public Safety frorn time to time when they have a burned vehicle they need identified either by it being involved in an accident or criminal activity. The Task Force maintains a bait vehicle for deterring auto theft and auto burglaries and also makes use of a bait trailer set up with a tracking device to arrest trotter thieves which fs common in our coverage area. Grant Problem Statement 2.1 Provide an assessment of the motor vehicle burglary (including theft of parts) problem in the coverage area of this application. 2.2 Provide an assessment of the motor vehicle theft problem in the coverage area of this application 3 of 7 05/07/2019, 2;54 PM Cash Match Source of Cash Match Personnel Grantee $1,747 Fringe Grantee $31,900 Overtime Grantee $5,502 Supplies Grantee $25000 Total Cash Match X41,149 fn -Kind Match Statistics to Support Grant Problem Statement Use UCR data larceny from a motor vehicle Larceny from a motor vehicle - Parts Jurisdictions included in totals Theft of a motor vehicle Recoveries of Motor Vehicles Jurisdictions included in totals 2018 2017 201$ Statistics for Task Force Only 46 48 Statistics for Task Force Only Provide any additional information or limitations about the data provide above Application Narrative Grant Introduction (Executive Summary) 1. 1 Briefly describe the organization and program operation. Provide a high level summary to the intent of the application and howit will affect the local community. (540 words or less) The NORTHEAST TEXAS AUTO THEFT TASK FORCE is a smatl two-man task farce covering a large (9) nine county area that 1s mainly rural in composition. The Task Force is not directly assisted by any other Agency other than the -Paris Police Department,. The -Sem pr Detective is the project manager and he reports directly to a Lieutenant in the Criminal Invesh"gation Division of the Paris Police Department. The Chief of Po/ice of the Paris Police Department is the Project Director. The CID Lieutenant reports to a Captain which is supervised by the Assistance Chief of Police and the Chief of Police. Detectives commonly work with Investigators from the Lamar County Sherif, Recd River County napkins County and Hunt County. The biggest cities in the coverage area are Sherman and Texarkana followed by Paris and then Greenville, The task force Detectives has been investigating auto theft and burglary crimes since 2010 and 2011 for an a,r,)proximate total of abort (17) seventeen years of combined experience. the Detectives have a combined total of (39) thirty-ni'ne years of overall taw enforcement experience. The Task force completes VTR-68Airrspectivns of the citizens in the coverage area every Thursday and they are dine in 0 Bonham and Paris. the Task Force routinely examines antique vehicles in place, when necessary, and that fakes place anywhere in the coverage area an a case by case basis. A lot of these are done in the Sher -man, texas area. dor the last (2) two years the bask force has completed over {300} three hundred VTR -6$a investigations. The Task farce investigates all auto thefts to include any and all wheeled vehicles such as trailers, all -terrain vehicles (ATIO and tractors etc, reported to the Pans Police Department as well the Lamar County Sheriffs Department. The Task Force investigates a!I burglary of vehicle cases reported to the Paris Police Department and this sometimes includes credit card abuse and theft of firearm cases stemming from the auto burglaries. A tot of these cases have no follow up but Detectives at /east read the report to see what items were stolen and to see where the cases are occurring. Detectives try to assist Narcotics Division Detectives with search warrants when possible due to the stolen property from car burglaries being routinely finked to the drug trade. The Lamar County Sheriffs Office does not have near the number of car burglaries as the city and few of their cases are investigated by the task Force unless contacted and requested by the Sheriffs Office. The Task Force is commonly called by Red River County, Hopkins County, Fannin County and Hunt County for assistance with auto theft cases to include trailer thefts as we//,, The Task force is contacted on most, if not ally of the vehicle arson cases in the counties adjacent to Lamar County including Hurn County. The Tisk Force is also called on by the Texas Department of Public Safety frorn time to time when they have a burned vehicle they need identified either by it being involved in an accident or criminal activity. The Task Force maintains a bait vehicle for deterring auto theft and auto burglaries and also makes use of a bait trailer set up with a tracking device to arrest trotter thieves which fs common in our coverage area. Grant Problem Statement 2.1 Provide an assessment of the motor vehicle burglary (including theft of parts) problem in the coverage area of this application. 2.2 Provide an assessment of the motor vehicle theft problem in the coverage area of this application 3 of 7 05/07/2019, 2;54 PM